comparable
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U.S. comparable sales rose 4.1% in the three months ended May 1; U.S. e-commerce sales increased 26%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But Juno later complicated that picture when its highly sensitive star-tracking camera revealed many weaker flashes more comparable to lightning on Earth.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The closely watched level of comparable sales growth at US stores was 4.1 percent.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
On Wednesday, Target reported comparable sales growth of 5.6%, the fastest growth in four years.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Sometimes such radio telescopes are connected with telescopes on the other side of the Earth, forming a baseline comparable to the Earth’s diameter—in a certain sense, a telescope as large as the planet.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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